Li Yan felt that if he arrived quickly enough, he might not have to face the enemy directly himself. If he could find a chance to strike from the shadows, perhaps he could borrow Long Shixuan's hand and gain a greater chance of survival.
Li Yan had not taken Gong Chenying and the other three out and sent them toward the teleportation array first, letting them try to repair the teleportation array at the same time as he investigated the situation here. In truth, that would have been the best choice.
Li Yan was afraid that the moment he made such arrangements, those people would absolutely develop different thoughts—especially Gong Chenying. She would certainly be unwilling to let him go alone and would insist on staying with him!
And if the others understood that there were now two choices, then as long as any other thoughts appeared, even if the five of them merely wanted to explain the situation clearly, it would still take a certain amount of time.
The situation on an intense battlefield changed in the blink of an eye. Li Yan did not want any delay at all that might cause him to miss a good opportunity.
Another reason was that if Gong Chenying and the other three went to the teleportation array, Li Yan would not feel very reassured. Elsewhere, there was still a Body Integration Cultivator from Huiyan Hall. If that person discovered that those Void Refinement Realm cultivators had not gone over, or had not reported back on schedule...
Then once suspicion arose and he searched them out, Gong Chenying and the others would face a fatal crisis. How could Li Yan rescue them in time? So he simply did nothing to the four of them at all.
Li Yan had always been used